Looking out my office window into the snowy Wisconsin landscape, enduring yet another day of sub-zero high temps, I begin daydreaming about transporting from this bitter (albeit beautiful) climate to a place of sand, surf and a superb portfolio of sheet music. So goes a similar scene on the classic BBC Radio 4 program “Desert Island Discs,” only each week’s ‘castaway’ is to choose eight recordings of music (gramophones when the show first broadcast on January 27, 1942). Host and guest then discuss the list, playing excerpts of the songs and explaining why they were included. The tools with which to listen to your choices would be provided upon arrivalContinue reading…

In celebration of the World Cup fever, we’ve arranged the UK’s favourite football anthem entitled World In Motion by New Order for piano, voice and guitar. Initially released to coincide with the 1990 World Cup, the original version features appearances from several members of the England Squad of the time, including a rap by John Barnes. World In Motion became New Order’s first and only number one in the UK singles chart and has proved an enduring hit, with remixes released for almost every World Cup competition since. Christina Aguilera’s second single from her new album “Bionic” is the powerful ballad You Lost Me. Whilst promoting her new album sheContinue reading…

Want to find out what’s new from the UK at Musicnotes.com? This month has seen the addition of some exciting new sheet music to Musicnotes.com‘s extensive catalogue! We have recently added a selection of Ian Dury songs that inspired the motion picture SEX & DRUGS & ROCK & ROLL; the biopic about legendary performer and cockney wordsmith. The film, starring Andy Serkis (from THE LORD OF THE RINGS) as Ian, has been greeted with much critical acclaim for its portrayal of Dury and his rise to fame with the Blockheads, as well as his battle with his disability as a result of contracting polio as a child. The soundtrack ofContinue reading…

We’d like to draw your attention to all the great ballads that have recently been arranged and are available to download at musicnotes.com. A current top 10 hit in the UK singles chart is the paean to New York City, Empire State Of Mind (Part II) by Alicia Keys. This ode to the Big Apple was preceded by a version of the song entitled Empire State of Mind by Jay Z, released late last year. Alicia’s version compliments Jay Z’s hip hop ballad with its soulful, piano-led harmonies. You can purchase the sheet music for both versions arranged for piano, voice and guitar. Visit our selection of sheet music byContinue reading…

Here at Musicnotes.com, we’re proud that we have the sheet music of an eclectic range of UK artists available; we don’t just champion the well-established acts! Let’s take a look at some of the exciting new arrangements that you can now download sheet music for. London troubadours, Mumford & Sons are causing a folk-revival in the capital and beyond! Little Lion Man is the first single to be taken from Mumford & Sons debut album, “Sigh No More.” The uplifting Winter Winds is also available from Musicnotes.com and has been arranged for piano, vocal and guitar. Electro-rock duo The Big Pink have also found success in the UK with theirContinue reading…

Corinne Bailey Rae, soul-jazz singer and infamous Loiner (a person who hails from Leeds!) has returned after a two-year hiatus with her new album “The Sea,” the follow-up to her 2006 eponymous debut album. Bailey Rae found success both in the UK and in the USA with the feel good hit “Put Your Records On,” which, for many, became the pop anthem of 2006, and the languid ballad “Like A Star.” Her self-titled album “Corinne Bailey Rae” went straight to number one in the UK album charts and sold over a million copies in the US. After a whirlwind year of touring and achieving phenomenal success, including 4 Grammy AwardContinue reading…

The Muse boys returned in late 2009 with their fifth studio album, The Resistance. Their much-anticipated follow-up to 2006’s Black Holes and Revelations has been greeted with critical acclaim for its scope, grandeur and classical musical influences. It sold around 148,000 copies in the UK in the first week alone, reaching the number one slot in the album charts in 19 countries and getting to number 3 in the U.S. Billboard charts. The Resistance marked a landmark for the band as it is the first of their albums that they produced themselves, an accomplishment that was celebrated when they collected UK Single of the Year at the recent Music ProducersContinue reading…

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